Climate Change is a Major Problem for Biodiversity Conservation: A Systematic Review of Recent Studies in Iran

Modeling the effects of climate change on the potential distribution of the rangeland species Gymnocarpus decander Forssk (case study: Arid region of southeastern Iran)

“…However, this difference will not be constant and may increase or decrease under the influence of climatic, human, etc. In this regard, Yousefi et al (2019) reported that climate change has adversely affected the potential habitats of 81% of the animal and plant species studied in Iran since 2014. Therefore, using models prepared from species distribution, firstly to identify current habitats and secondly to predict their potential habitats under different climate change conditions, based on the results of the present study and other studies (Abolmaali et al, 2018;Taleshi et al, 2018;Teimoori Asl et al, 2020) for serious and effective planning is recommended to reduce the adverse effects and preserve biodiversity in the country.…”

“…On the other hand, it should be noted that not only the habitat of G. decander but also the habitat of many other rangeland species will surely change. Other studies have predicted the extinction of habitats for native animal and plant species of Iran due to climate change (Abolmaali et al, 2018;Safaei et al, 2021;Yousefi et al, 2019). In addition, because the G. decander is one of the main and type-forming species in the region, any change in its habitat conditions will have a direct or indirect effect on other associated animal and plant species (Dyderski et al, 2017).…”

Making Future Teachers More Aware of Issues Related to Sustainability: An Assessment of Best Practices

“…In relation to lifestyle, students managed to become aware and develop a better understanding of how human behavior impacts their environment, and they were motivated to train themselves in sustainable education and develop educational strategies at school. Changes were produced by knowledge of the causes and the effects of environmental challenges, such as waste and waste management (plastics and paper), water, energy, sustainable mobility, biodiversity, and the coastline [13,52,53,[56][57][58][59]. Of particular influence is the knowledge of responsible consumption and management of environmental resources (such as promoting acts that favor the provision and maintenance of public separation containers) [56,57].…”

“…Given a context of great cultural diversity and a coastal zone location, the issues that were addressed include environmental health [46,47], fair trade [48], social entrepreneurship [49], the economy of common good and human capital [50,51], water [52], biodiversity [53], air pollution [47], the empowerment of vulnerable groups (e.g., women and indigenous peoples) [12,54,55], responsible consumption (e.g., water, waste, and energy) [56,57], the sea coast [58], climate change [46,53], transport [13,59], poverty, migration, and human settlements [2], as well as education and awareness.…”

Biogeography of bats in Iran: Mapping and disentangling environmental and historical drivers of bat richness

“…Climate change was identified as an important threat for current biodiversity in general (Foden et al, 2019;Heller & Zavaleta, 2009;Lavergne et al, 2010;Yousefi et al, 2019) and bats in particular (Sherwin et al, 2013;Kafash et al, 2021). Climate change will alter the distribution of bats which can significantly change and reduce ecosystems services they provide like pollination and pest control (Frick et al, 2020;Kunz et al, 2011;Sherwin et al, 2013).…”